Maria Bakalova and Peter Mullan to Star in Thriller ‘No Way Off’ From ‘Downton Abbey’ Director

Maria Bakalova, who last played Ivana Trump in “The Apprentice,” will star opposite Peter Mullan in “No Way Off,” a suspense thriller which Altitude is presenting to international buyers at the American Film Market this week in Las Vegas.

The movie is written by Gaby Hull and will be directed by Brian Kelly (“Downton Abbey,” “Dracula”). Matthew James Wilkinson (“Yesterday”) is producing for his Stigma Films banner.

Inspired by single-location thrillers such as “The Shallows,” “Buried” and “Crawl,” the movie is set on Christmas Eve and revolves around Laura, a young mother who waits at a bus stop with her infant son. “When the bus pulls up, its driver is wearing a latex Santa mask. Laura climbs aboard, collapsing into her seat. Exhausted and stressed, she soon fall asleep. When Laura wakes, night has fallen. The bus is now hurtling along a motorway, miles off its usual route. Apart from the sleeping baby, she is the only passenger left on board. She can’t outrun the driver – she’ll have to outsmart him,” reads the synopsis.

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“My dreams have come true. No Way Off has a brilliant cast and a killer script, I can’t wait to enjoy the ride,” said Kelly.

Maria Bakalova is represented by CAA, Brookside Artist Management, Insight Management & Production and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, et al. Peter Mullan is represented by Markham, Froggatt & Irwin.

Stigma’s past credits include the Netflix original, “Choose or Die” starring Asa Butterfield; and “Last Train to Christmas” starring Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel.